Dirigible headlight.



F. F. TOEPFER.-

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED IUNE 4. 1918.

1,284,818. Pam tented Nov. 12, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET L UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

ram) 1'. monrrnn, or satnu, Kansas.

DIRIGIBIJE HEADLIGHT.

speciflcationot Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 191 8.

Application filed June 4, 1918. Serial No. 238,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRED 'F. Tonrrnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salina, in the county of Saline and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dirigible Headlights, of which the following is a specification. 4..

This invention relates to improvements in dirigible headlights and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a headlight capable of being moved in either horizontal or vertical planes, thus permitting the light rays emitted thereby to be projected in any direction desired.

The improvements in the details and arrangement of parts will be apparent from an inspection of the accompanying drawings, in connection with the specific description hereinafter contained, and wherein the preferred embodiment of the invention is disclosed for the purpose of imparting a full understanding thereof.

In the drawings: 4 H Figure 1 isa fragmentary vertical section through the di'rigible light support,

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section therethrough, Fig. 3 is a top plan of the manually operable means for imparting motion to the headlight havinga part shown in section, and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the same. Having more particular reference to the drawings, in connection with which like reference characters will designate correspondin'g parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the bracket rotatably supporting the light stafi' 2, which bracketjas will be noted, is secured to a portion of a vehicle chassisindicated by tlie'reference letter c. In this connection, attention is directed to the fact that a pair of these brackets 1 and the lightstafifl are provided, one being arranged on either side of the vehicle chassis c at points in proximity to the horns thereof in the usual manner common in the art, However, for the purpose of convenience,

reference will be hereinaftechad to but one of {the headlights and supporting means therefor, it of course bein understopd that such description willsu ce for the other.

Pivoted between 'the bifurcated up or end of the rotatable lightstafi' 2 is a bee light 3,, obviously, adapted to have vertical movem ent and carryingan .apertilred lug ion the rear portion thereof, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

jArran 'ed at a point convenient to the operators seat in the vehicle is a handle 5 carrying obliquely disposed arms 6, the ex tremities of which are pivoted in a vertical plane to the adjacent ends of rods 7, which rods, as will be noted are formed of sections,

the shorter thereof being offset from the others as indicated-by the numeral 8 and belngipivoted to the same in a horizontal plane as at 9. Spherical members are formed onsequently, when the handle 5 is rocked in a horizontal lane, rotary motion will be imparted to' one of the light staffs 2 due to the connectionof the racks 12 with the pinion 13 carried'on the lower portions thereof.

Obviously, the rotary motion of the headlights can be varied at will by an operator.

A depending bracket arml l is pivotally secured in inhorizontal planeto the intermediate portion of the diagonal arms 6 and has a rod 15 pivoted to its lower end as at 16, said rod havin' pivotal connection at its remaining end Wll. a connectlng rod 17. A

rack 18 is connected to the outer or free end.

of the connecting rod 17 andmeshes -with i an elongated gear 19 mounted in a bearing in the bracket 1 and havin connection with a second rack'QO slidable n a suitable guide way formed in one side of. the bracket .1 and carrying Ol'll its 7 lower end a right angularly' disposed arm 21' carrying a rod 22 on its outer end, which rod has connection with a link 23 pivoted to the apertured lug 4 carried on the rear'portion of the headlightifl. In this way,it will be readily under stood. that when the'handle member 5 is rocked in a vertical-plane, movement of the rods 7 will be prevented but, however, the arm 14 will be rocked thus causing the rack IS-to be moved over thefgear 19, rotatin f-th e same and raising the rack 20. Sue

with in horizontal and vertical planes I effected, tlnr movement of the rack 20 will cause pivotal movement of the headlight 3 downwardly. To move the headlight 3 upwardly, it of course isonly necessary to rock thehundle 5 in an opposite direction.

As means for securing the handle member 5 and the rods connected thereto in proper osition with relation to a vehicle provided with the device a bracket 24 is pivoted to the inner end of the handle member and is adapted to be secured to some suitable portion of the vehicle.

From the foregoing, it will be readily understood that by the provision of my invention movement of headlights. provided there an be allowing the pro ec-tmn of the light re s t erefronrin any desired direc tions. f desired, the construct-ion can of course be slightly modified and ada ted for use in connection-with but one heat light.

As indicated, I do not wish to be understood as confining the invention to y the particular embodiment chosen for illustration herein, nor to the exact QUnbtl'llCtlOIl, arrangement and adaptation of parts'shown of' course and described, but I reserve the right to make any changes and alterations that fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 claim:

In a dirigible headlight, in combination, a bracket; a light stafl' rotatable on the bracket carrying a gear on the lower portion thereof, a handle member, a connecting rod pivotally connected in a horizontal plane to saidhandle member; a rack pivoted to the remaining on of the connecting rod and engaged with said gear. a second rod slidable in said bracket having connection with the pivotal headlight. a gear rotatably mounted in the bracket meshing with said second rack, a depending bracket am): pivoted in a horizontal plane to the handle member, a second connecting rod pivotally connected to the depending bracket arnaand a rack pivoted to the free end of said second connecting rod meshing with the last mentioned gear.

in testimony whereof I altix my signature hereto.

FRED F. TUEP FEB. 

